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SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383105 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Jinhua J Sun Xudong X Wang Jiemin J Zhang Fuhua F Li Xiaohua X Han Jian J
PloS one 20170406 4
The aim of this study was to clarify the association of IL-1RN variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism and H. pylori infection. We performed a meta-analysis of studies retrieved by systematic searches of Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library. Data were analyzed with STATA 13.1 using pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A total of 18 studies were included in our meta-analysis, and IL-1RN VNTR was found to be significantly associated with H. pylori infection ...[more]